That's a pretty cool setup, really. I almost made an ass of myself by saying "they should be using blade servers" when they are, in fact, using blade servers.

That's a pretty cool setup, really. I almost made an ass of myself by saying "they should be using blade servers" when they are, in fact, using blade servers. I would really, really like to know how the power density of blades like this compares to the potential power density of hefty machines running virtual instances. If you can get close with dedicated blades, something like this would make a really desirable (and sustainable) premium "cloud" offering.